Mike Mullane
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Mike Mullane | |
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NASA astronaut | |
Rank | Colonel, USAF |
Time in space | 14d 20h 20m |
Selection | NASA Group 8 (1978) |
Missions | STS-41-D STS-27 STS-36 |
Mission insignia |
Richard Michael Mullane (born September 10, 1945; Col, USAF, Ret.) is an engineer and weapon systems officer, a retired USAF officer, and a former NASA astronaut. During his career, he flew as a mission specialist on STS-41-D, STS-27, and STS-36.
Early life and education
Richard Michael Mullane was born September 10, 1945, in
Air force career
Mullane, an air force colonel, graduated from
NASA career
Selected by NASA in January 1978,[5] Mullane became an astronaut in August 1979. He flew on three Space Shuttle missions, serving as a mission specialist on the crew of STS-41-D in August 1984, on STS-27 in December 1988, and on STS-36 in March 1990.
On his first mission Mullane served as a mission specialist on the crew of STS-41-D, which launched from
Mullane then was assigned to
On his third flight, Mullane served on the crew of STS-36, which launched from the Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on February 28, 1990, aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis. This mission carried DOD payloads and a number of secondary payloads. After 72 orbits of the earth, the STS-36 mission concluded with a lakebed landing at Edwards Air Force Base, California, on March 4, 1990.
With the completion of his third flight, Mullane logged a total of 356 hours in space. He retired from NASA and the Air Force July 1, 1990.[6]
Post-NASA career
In 2006, Mullane published an autobiography,
Awards and honors
- Air Medals (6)
- Air Force Distinguished Flying Cross
- Meritorious Service Medal
- Vietnam Campaign Medal
- National Defense Service Medal
- Vietnam Service Medal
- Air Force Commendation Medal
- NASA Space Flight Medals
- National Intelligence Medal of Achievement
- Distinguished Graduate of the USAF Test Pilot School.
He is a member of the
Bibliography
- ISBN 0-7432-7682-5
- Red Sky: A Novel of Love, Space, & War. (1993 ISBN 1-56901-111-7
- Do Your Ears Pop in Space and 500 Other Surprising Questions about Space Travel. Publisher: ISBN 0-471-15404-0
- Liftoff!: An Astronaut's Dream. Publisher: Silver Burdett Press. ISBN 0-382-24664-0
References
- ^ a b "Richard M. Mullane (Colonel, USAF, Ret.)" (PDF). NASA Former Astronauts. NASA. January 1996. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
- ISBN 0-7432-7683-3.
- ^ "Astronauts and the BSA". Fact sheet. Boy Scouts of America. Archived from the original on April 14, 2009. Retrieved March 20, 2006.
- ^ "Richard Michael "Mike" Mullane". Biographies of U.S. Astronauts. Spacefacts. August 24, 2018. Retrieved December 2, 2018.
- ^ "Gem Officer Astronaut Pick". The Times-News. Twin Falls, Idaho. UPI. January 19, 1978. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
- Houston, Texas: NASA. 90-019 – via Wikisource.
- ^ Ferell, Tom (March 19, 2006). "Too Much of the Right Stuff". Sunday Book Review. The New York Times. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
- ^ "For all Moonkind, Leadership Board". forallmoonkind.org. Retrieved April 14, 2021.